They say: “He says my words perfectly, then he uses his,” said David E. Kelley, executive producer, of Williams’ process at the Summer TV Tour in Hollywood. “(When) we start shooting, he’s pretty much word-perfect. ... He manages inside the box, gets the box down, and then we give him a few takes where he gets to break out of it.”

The fall TV season is approaching, and with it more than two dozen new broadcast-TV series. This post is part of a series of previews of the new shows, leading up to the Sept. 22 fall TV preview in The Times-Picayune. Read the rest, as they roll out, at NOLA.com/TV.

I say: This one totally hinges on your love – or not – of Robin Williams riffage. I’ve been a not for a while.

The Internet says: “The talented cast and upbeat pilot work in the series’ favor, but if the half-hour is to be more than a platform for Williams’ improv, the story will have to go deeper,” writes Joanne Ostrow @ DenverPost.com. “And make us care.”